Pocket construction



-March 19, 1935. F. BURCH POCKET CONSTRUCTION Original Filed May 30,1930 Mm AMA 20m ATTORNEY5 Patented Mar. 19, 1935 Y UNITED STATESPATE'NTi OFF E.a f

1,995,143 POCKET CONSTRUCTION Fred. Burch, Milford, "Mich, assignor toVan" Dresser Specialty Corporation, Detroit, Mich., a corporation ofMichigan Original application May 30, 1930, Serial No. 1 457,633.Divided and thisapplication June I is, 1931, Serial ormans v 9 Claims. 7(01.. 296-44) This inventionrelatesto' a pocketand to a across the-topedge ofthepieceof material which methodfor'forming the same and hasparticular constitutes the front wall of thepocket, andthis reference-toa pocket which is associated with a hem isshirred on a resilient member,which is panel or the like. 1 I then fixed at itsen dsto the auxiliarypanel. The

: One of the primary objects ofthisinvention is remaininglthree sides ofthe front. wall .of the 5 to provideapocket .which'will be neatin'appearpocket are then stitched to the auxiliary panel ance, simple incor'l'struction andiwhich will be with the result that a pocket-isformed closed on resilientlymaintained'in closed position. r three-ofits (sides by-a line of stitching and re- The invention contemplates theprovision of siliently v held-closed at its top by theresilient l0aFme'thod by which a pocket havingthe above member. 7 characteristicsmay be economically formed and .The main panelis then formed to the sizeand contemplates a method which may be efiiciently shapedesired', andanopening is blankedout in carried out on a commercial scale. this panelcorresponding to the-size of the pocket This application is a divisionof my copendin desired. 7 Thismain panel is then upholsteredapplicatiomserial No. 457,633, filed May 30,1930. and is placed over thesmall auxiliarypanel, with 15 Numerous other objects and advantages ofmy the opening in themain panel iii-alignment with invention will becomemore apparent as the folthe pocket formed on theauxiliary. panel.Thelowing description proceeds, particularly when portion of the mainpanel adjacent the opening reference is had to the" accompanyingdrawing, formed therein willconceal the free edge of the wherein: Ifront-wall of, 'thepocket and will also conceal the 20 Fig. 1 is anelevational view" of a pocket; conline of stitching whichsecures thefront wall of structed in accordance with'the teachings of this thepocket'to-the, auxiliary panel. The opening invention showing the sameassociated with a in the main panel is made sufiiciently large to panel;7 permit access to the pocket through the top Fig. 2 is a sectional-viewtaken substantially thereof, as will be readily apparent. a I on theline 22 of Fig. 1;' I 1 Referring athen particularly to the drawing Fig.3 is a semi-diagrammatic elevational view 'whereinlike referencecharacters-designate corshowing the pocket in-pa'rtly finishedcondition; responding- 'partsthroughout all views, a pocket and Pconstructed by theabove method is disclosed as Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view ofone of the comp'risinga small auxiliary panel 11which is 9 elements utilized in the forming of the pocket. covered withsuitable upholstery material, as des- "A pocket constructed inaccordance withthe ignated'by'the reference character 12. The front,teachings of this invention will find particular wa1l'131of the pocketis cut tosubstantially the utility when associated with a panel of amotor size and shape of the pocket desired from apiece vehicle such,forexainple, as a door panel or the of material preferably similar tothe material '45 compared to the size of the panel with which the one ofthese'clips and tabs being shown in detail '50 ing the frontwall of thepocket, and this front bent to form a leg 20 and a side 21 bent toextend panel formingthe back of the front seat of the utilized incovering the panel 11. A hem 1' 1 is "vehicle. The invention will thusbe described as formed in the upper edge of the front Wall 13 ofembodied in a pocket adapted for this use, althe pocket, and this hem isshirred onalongitudithoughit is to beunderstood that the inventivenally'extensible member such as the coil spring principles may beutilized informing pockets '15; it"being noted that the convolutions ofthis other than those incorporated in motor vehicles. spring are closelyadjacent to each other, thus The method forming the subject matter ofthis increasing the resiliency of this member. I invention consistsbroadly in first forming a The ends of the'coil spring l5'are anchoredto small auxiliary panel, this panel being small as the face of thepanel 12 by clips 16 and tabs 17,.

pocketis to be associated. This small auxiliary in Fig. 4 of thedrawing. 1

panel is covered with suitable upholstery mate- These securing membersconstitute an impor- 1 rial andconstitutes the rear wall of the pocket.'tant feature of the invention, and it will be noted The next step inthe method consists in formthat eachclip 16 comprises a single piece ofwire wall is formed by cutting a piece of material to at substantiallyright angles to this leg. The substantially the size and shape of thepocket end 22 of the side 21'is return bent as at 23 and desired, thisfront wall being preferably cut from. lies adjacent the free end 24 ofthe side 25 which v the same material as that utilized for covering bentto extend at an inclination upwardly from the small auxiliary panel. .Ahem is formed the lower end of the side or leg 20. a The ends 5.

' 23 and 24 together provide a .hook with which the adjacent end ofthecoil spring 15 may be engaged, as clearly illustrated in the drawing.

Each tab 17 comprises a piece of tape folded around the leg 20 of itsrespective clip. Each tab is secured to thepanel by means of a staple orthe like 30 which passes through the double thickness of the tape andthen through the panel, this staple having its free ends bent in therear of the panel, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing. Eachtab is also secured to'the panel as by stitching, this stitching beingdesignated by the reference'character 31in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

After the coil spring 15 is anchored in position by the tabs 17, thefree edge 35 of the front wall of the pocket is stitched to theauxiliary panel by the line of stitching designated by the referencecharacter 36. The main panel 37 is then blanked out to form an opening38 of the size and shape of the pocket, and this main panel is coveredby asuitable upholstery material designated by the reference character.39. The panel 37 is then placed over the auxiliary panelwith theopening'38 opposite the front wall 13 of the pocket, the arrangementbeing such thatthe portion of the panel 37 surrounding the opening 38conceals the line of stitching 36, the securing members 16 and 17 andthe free edge of the front wall 13.

It will be noted that the coil spring will be held in juxtaposition tothe auxiliary panel by the members 16 and 1'7 and will thus function tomaintain the top of the pocket closed. Further, the hooks formed on theclips by the, ends 23 and 24 of the wire are located adjacent the topsof the clips so that the coil spring 15 will be held in positionadjacent the upper edge of the hem 14 of the front wall of the pocket.The clips thus provide a simple and efilcient means for holding the coilsprings in position whereby these springs function'to maintain the topsof the pockets closed.

From the above it-will be apparent that the invention provides animproved method of forming a pocket and an improved pocket for use witha panel or the like. The pocket is resiliently held closed by springmeans, and this spring is in turn fixed in position by clip memberswhich are simple in construction and which may be readily affixed to thepanel. a

The main panels with which the pockets are associated may be formed ofcardboard or the like, as is customary in the forming of door pan-.-

desired to form pockets associated with panels. By utilizing a coilspring for closing-the top of the pocket, the necessity of using arubber strip for this purpose is eliminated, and the danger of thepocket closing means losing its elasticity is decreased to aconsiderable extent.

While the invention has been described with some detail, it is to beunderstood that the description is for the purposes of illustration onlyand is not definitive of the limits of the inventive idea. The right isreserved to make such changes in the steps of the method as well as theorder thereof and inthe details of construction as will fall within thepurview of the attached claims.

What I claim as my invention is: 1. In a pocket construction, asubstantially rigid panel constituting the rear wall of the pocket, afront wall for said pocket secured along three of its sides to saidpanel and having a hem formed in its fourth unattached side, a coilspring in the hem in said front wall, a clip hooked to each .end of saidcoil spring, and a tape looped around each clip and secured to thepanel.

2. In a pocket construction, a substantially rigid panel constitutingthe rear wall of the pocket, a front wall for said pocket secured alongthree of its sides to said panel and having a hem formed in its fourthunattached side, a resilient member mounted in the hem in said frontwall, a clip secured to each end of said resilient member, and a tapesecured to each clip and to said panel.

3. In a pocket construction, a panel constituting the rear wall of thepocket, a front wall secured along three of its sides to the said paneland having a hem formed in its fourth unattached side, a longitudinallyextensible resilient member mounted in the hem, in said front wall, apair of clips, each cliphaving a hook portion en-,-. gageable with oneend of said longitudinally extensible member and having a leg portion, atape looped about the leg portion of each clip, and means for securingeach tape to the panel,whereby said longitudinally extensible member isanchored at its end to the said panel. H

4. In a pocket construction, an auxiliary panel constituting the rearwall of the pocket, a front wall stitched along three of its sides tothe said auxiliary panel and having a hem formed-in its unattached side,a longitudinally extensible member mounted in the hem in said frontwall, means including clips fixing the ends of said longitudinallyextensible member to said auxiliary panel, and a main panel positionedover said auxiliary panel, said main panel having an opening oppositesaid front wall, the portion of said main panel surrounding said openingconcealing the edge of the front wall of the pocket and the clipsfor-securing said extensible member to said auxiliary panel. V Y

5. In a pocket construction, a panel forming the back of the pocket, apiece of material forming the front of the pocket and secured alongthree of its sides to the said panel, a resilient cable associated withthe unattached side of said piece of material to hold the same adjacentthe said panel, and means for securing the ends of said resilient cableto said panel, said means including a single piece of wire bent to forma clip having an elongated leg portion and having a hooked portionadjacent one end of said leg portion, and a tape looped around the legportion of said clip adapted to be secured to the said panel.

6. In a pocket construction, the combination with a panel forming theback of the pocket and a resilient cable for holding the top of thepocket adjacent the said panel, of means for anchoring each end of saidcable to said panel, said means including a single piece of wire bent toform a vertically extending leg portion, a second portion extending atsubstantially right angles to said leg'portion at the upper end thereof,said last mentioned portion being return-bent to form a hook adjacentthe upper end of said leg portion, said wire being bent at the lower endof said leg portion to form a side extending diagonally from said legportion to adjacent the return-bent portion associated with the top ofsaid leg portion,

.. said side being return-bent to form a hook portion portion ofsaidwire and adapted to be secured to the said panel.

7. In a pocket construction, front and rear walls secured to each otheralong three of their sides, a resilient member engageable with theunattached side of one of said walls, a clip secured to each end of saidresilient member, and a tape for securing each clip to the other of saidwalls adjacent the unattached side thereof.

8. In a pocket construction, a panel constituting the rear wall of thepocket, a front wall for said pocket secured along three of its sides tosaid panel, a resilient member engaging the unattached side of saidfront wall, aclip secured to each end of said resilient member, eachclip having a hooked portion secured to its respective end of theresilient member, and means for securing said clips to the panel.

9. In a pocket construction, a panel constituting the rear wall of thepocket, a front wall secured along three of its sides to the said paneland having a hem formed in its unattached side, a longitudinallyextensible member mounted in the hem in the said front wall, means forfixing the ends of said longitudinally extensible member tosaid panel,and a second panel positioned over said first mentioned panel, saidsecond mentioned panel having an opening opposite said front Wall, theportion of said second mentioned panel surrounding the opening thereinconcealing the edge of the front wall of the pocket and the means forsecuring said extensible member to the first mentioned panel.

FRED BURCH.

